Gastro-style boozer that has enough room for drinkers and diners alike, but offers no real surprises, if we're honest. The extremely friendly staff add to the pleasant atmosphere, though we've had a few dodgy pints here in the...

Marylebone is home to some of the friendliest pubs in London and this little bar is a prime example. Perhaps conversation is induced by the small interior - it's hard to avoid speaking to your fellow drinkers and the staff when...

This is certainly one of the oddest pubs you'll ever drink in and it's a real treat. Once inside, you encounter an Aladdin's cave of royal/celebrity photos (including a shrine to George Best), glass cabinets and generally...

This place holds no surprises for those familiar with the ex-pub-now-bar aesthetic. It's all here, the settees, the wooden furniture, the racks of wine, the newspapers etc. etc. There's only a small range of beer, but it's OK...

A long time ago, when we didn't know any better, we would often arrive at Paddington after a long journey and wonder where on earth we could go for a decent pint before the pubs closed. And we'd end up in a pretty dismal sort...

With such a grand name, the Great Western is, in fact, a small unassuming pub close to St Mary's hospital. The modernish signage is rather at odds with the old fashioned interior, which consisted of a few bar stools and some...

The name (and the Aberdeen FC shirt on the wall) mark this one out as something different from your average London pub. Very much a Scottish bar, it's the venue of choice for exiled members of the Tartan Army when there's a big...

The Harcourt Arms belongs to a nexus of great pubs in the Marylebone Baker Street area, and has pretty much everything you could ask for in such a place. It's very welcoming, clean and well maintained, serves a decent selection...

Where Marylebone meets Edgware Road provides rich pickings if you like your pubs independent of mind, and whilst the Victory isn't quite up there with the best of them, it does try manfully to make a fist of it. The interior...

If you can resist the urge to head towards Regent's Park or the High Street upon leaving Marylebone, the back streets provide a few decent options within a couple of minutes walk. One of these is the Perseverance, tucked away...

The Thornbury Castle is a good standard local pub in an area which isn't short of boozers, regardless of their quality. We visited here as it was convenient for Marylebone station, but it very nearly caused us to miss our train...

A return to a more traditional name a while back seems to have heralded a return to form for this pub, for that is what it is - a pub that just happens to provide reasonably-priced, good food. Two ales on the bar alongside a...

Despite a nice back street location and a relatively attractive exterior, the Sir Alexander Fleming is a bit of a wasted opportunity. A change of ownership in 2006 cleared away the plants outside, along with the net curtains...

Does what it says on the tin - sports, sports, lager and more sports! And you name it, it probably shows it. They've even got American NFL Football listed, so if you're looking for a place to watch the sport, this is the place...

Well, it hasn't suffered the gutting and total dining experience makeover so many Young's pubs have. But it has embraced whisky to the extent the Whisky menu takes up one end of the pub! The range is pretty varied and there are...

Hardly the most desirable accolade you can bestow but this one is probably London's best mainline railway station pubs. Given the relatively small size of Marylebone station - and the quality of the competition - that's...

This pub used to have a definite Welsh influence and was a bit of a magnet for the Welsh in the capital, particularly for watching Wales' national teams play. It's no longer particularly Welsh, but it does still emphasise sport...

Fountains Abbey is a massive pub that's just a little bit too close to Paddington station for comfort. The transient clientele don't do it any favours, but the staff seem to cope pretty well with the churn and demands of a busy...

The Duke of Wellington is another pub in the confluence of Marylebone that made the move more upmarket in recent(ish) times. Having removed the quirky, ramshackle decor of a few years back, this is almost a restaurant...

As the Wychwood Brewery is now owned by Marstons, we were concerned that it may have an effect on pubs like this, at least as far as the beer is concerned - we worried in vain. Nothing's really changed, and you can still get...